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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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